International Retinal Research Foundation
Providing financial support for vision research.
Postdoctoral Scholar Awards – $35,000 for One Year — Submission Deadline: March 15, 2023
Regular Grants – Up to $100,000 Per Year, Two Year Maximum — Submission Deadline: May 15, 2023
This year, in response to the relatively recent clustering of ocular melanoma cases in Alabama, the Alabama-based IRRF plans to fund one grant addressing this condition. Preference will be given to proposals exploring genetic, epidemiologic, or environmental relationships to the pathogenesis of ocular melanoma.
Download forms: HERE. Questions or request for information should be forwarded to Sandra Blackwood either by email, [email protected] by phone, 205-325-8103, or by writing to Sandra Blackwood, Executive Director, The International Retinal Research Foundation, Inc., 1720 University Blvd., Birmingham, AL 35233
The next submission date for IRRF Postdoctoral Scholar Awards is March 15, 2023. More Info. Download form: Grant Application.doc Questions or request for information should be forwarded to Sandra Blackwood either by email, [email protected] or phone, 205-325-8103
Current IRRF-Funded Research
The IRRF Board of Directors approves up to two years of funding for eight grantees. Below are the current awardees.
IRRF Featured News
2022 Alston Callahan, MD Postdoctoral Scholar
Shintaro Shirahama, MD, PhD Schepens Eye Research Institute Harvard Medical School PROJECT TITLE: Development of a novel transplant-independent therapy for retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) dysfunction
2022 Charles D. Kelman, MD Postdoctoral Scholar
JAMES WALSH, MD, PhD PROJECT TITLE: The choroidal adaptive immune system is vital in the pathogenesis of retinal inflammation James Walsh, MD, PhD, specializing in
2022 Loris and David Rich Postdoctoral Scholar
So Goto, MD, PhD University of California Berkeley School of Optometry So Goto, MD, PhD, has been selected as the 2022 Loris and David Rich